CHAPTER SEVEN

(Raven POV)

(June a week before graduation)

Raven's stomach was stretched in to a tiny ball, for 3 months, she was already showing. She was grouchy, starving, and sick all the time. Not to mention the fact that she had to pee every 5 minutes.

Becky was running around the kitchen trying to find some type of food that wouldn't make her sick. Raven was laying on Becky's living room floor on her back, examining her pouched out belly.

"Hey, Beck?" she called.

"I'm trying." Becky yelled from the kitchen.

"No, listen, what if I told him?" Becky ran into the living room, a stunned expression on her face.

"You haven't told him?!" she shouted. Raven sat up,

"Well… no. Not yet. But I will." She said defensively.

"Raven, he needs to know, you know how much he loves you." Becky said.

"But, he's just 17 and he has everything going for him, Beck, 'this' would mess up everything he has worked for." Raven argued pointing a tiny finger at her abdomen.

"What are you guys bickering about?" Matt walked in, Trevor trailing behind him. Raven quickly jumped o the couch, covering her growing belly with a pillow.

"Nothing." Becky said as she walked over to give Matt a quick peck on the cheek, he handed her a grocery bag and walked her into the kitchen. You could hear them mumbling quietly to each other.

Trevor sat down next to Raven, not touching her but still close, lately every time he got near her she yelled at him or cried. Raven felt so upset with herself, she went to reach for Trevor's hand and he jerked away. Her head dropped and she felt the sob less tears run down her face.

"Oh, Raven, I'm so sorry, you just surprised me that's all." Trevor tried to sooth her, holding her hand and wiping the water streaks off her face.

"Trevor, could you help me move this table outside, please?" Matt called from the kitchen. Trevor looked at Raven. She jumped up covering her mouth and ran to the bathroom.

"Do you know what's wrong with Raven lately?" he ask as they picked up the table. They were alone in the kitchen, Becky had ran to help Raven.

"Something to do with their periods." Matt said making a face.

"Oh, okay." Trevor said, making a similar face.

Raven heaved into the toilet, Becky holding her hair back. "He doesn't need this." Raven said matter-of-factly. And Becky didn't argue.